| Main Performers | Sir Elton John,
Billie Jean King,
John McEnroe,
Andy Roddick,
Kim Clijsters,
Tim Henman,
Sabine Lisicki,
Heather Watson,
Jamie Murray - tennis players |
| Secondary Performers | Annabel Croft - presenter |
| Set List | Matches:
Mylan World Team Tennis Smash Hits Charity Match,
Mylan World TeamTennis Smash Hits,
'Team Elton' Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Martina Hingis and Heather Watson v 'Team Billie Jean' Kim Clijsters, Tim Henman, Sabine Lisicki and Jamie Murray
Introductory and Incidental Music:
'Happy', Pharrell Williams,
'Prayer in C', Lilly Wood, Robin Schulz,
'Rather Be', Clean Bandit,
'Waves', Robin Schulz,
'Stolen Dance', Milky Chance,
'The Man', Alee Blacc,
'Timber', Pitbull ft. Kesha,
'Jubel', Klingande,
'Changes', Faul and Wad Ad,
'My Love', Route 94,
'Money On My Mind', Sam Smith,
'I Got U', Duke Dumont,
'Rude', Magic |
| Performance Notes | Start your holiday season at this spectacular event featuring some of the greatest tennis players of the modern era, reliving their rivalries as Champions go head-to-head to become Legends.
Players confirmed to compete in the ATP Champions Tour include former British No. 1s Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, two-time French Open winner Sergi Bruguera and former Grand Slam finalists Thomas Enqvist and Fernando González. A host of other tennis legends will take part in Legends and Doubles matches, including Pat Cash, John McEnroe, Henri Leconte, Andrew Castle, Peter McNamara, Wayne Ferreira and legendary showman Mansour Bahrami.
"Ive played the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall almost every year since it began in 1997... That's because Its one of the most beautiful places in the world to play tennis, the acoustics are incredible, and Ive won it a number of times. Im already looking forward to getting back there in front of the great crowds they have, and to try to win it again." John McEnroe
"The Royal Albert Hall is a little like Wimbledon in that it has history around every corner and down every corridor... Its always competitive, we all still want to win, but we are able to play with less pressure now, and so we can engage with the crowd and enjoy it much more." Tim Henman
This evening session featured the Mylan World Team Tennis Smash Hits charity match, being played outside of the US for the first time in its 22-year history, which is held to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King will each be captaining a team, with players confirmed including John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Tim Henman and Sabine Lisicki, and more to be announced.
The format will see one set each of ladies' singles, ladies' doubles, men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles, with each set being played the first to five games. Team Elton is currently leading 11-10 in the series. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2014/171),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2014/),
Digital Poster, (RAHE/2/2014/89),
Digital Setlist,
Digital Photographs |